The Alex Pierson Show
640 Toronto / Curiouscast
The Alex Pierson show is an in-depth, no-nonsense look at the stories making headlines. Alex has more than 20 years in the field and behind an anchor desk, and is known and respected for her tough reporting style and accountability. Join the daily conversation with the Alex Pierson Show, and never miss an important story again.
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Feb 2, 2023 • 52min
Introducing... Free Lunch by The Peak
Canada's housing market has become our national obsession, and with good reason. Years of skyrocketing prices are now meeting surging mortgage rates, and the result is some of the least affordable housing in the world. What's driving that affordability crisis, and what comes next?On this episode of Free Lunch by The Peak, we speak with Mike Moffatt, a Senior Director at the Smart Prosperity Institute and Assistant Professor at Ivey Business School. Mike argues that a lack of supply is the key driver of expensive housing in Canada—we get into the details of why that is and some of the ways our dysfunctional housing market warps our economy.Click the link to hear more - https://link.chtbl.com/freelunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 1, 2023 • 10min
How AI apps like ChatGPT are making professors change student assessments, like essays & take-home exams
Guest: Dr. Sarah Eaton, a professor at the University of Calgary and an academic integrity expert Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 1, 2023 • 12min
Your weekly grocery bill is only going up & up – here’s how you can save, get cash back
Guest: Leanne Mathewson, Couponer and saving expert Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 1, 2023 • 11min
New long-term care home standards highlight ‘time is of the essence,’ authors urge
Guest: Jane Meadus, elder law and health lawyer with the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly and member of the technical committee that wrote the standards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 31, 2023 • 10min
B.C. 3-year drug decriminalization experiment now underway – will the plan help or further addiction issues?
Guest: Jeremy Eckert Devine, a psychiatry resident at McMaster University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 31, 2023 • 10min
Canadians promised affordable housing – but the majority of it hasn’t been built
Guest: Matti Siemiatycki, Director of the Infrastructure Institute and Professor of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 31, 2023 • 11min
Blacklocks Check-in: Trudeau stands by ‘inclusion’ advisor, despite her inflammatory comments
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 30, 2023 • 10min
Region of Waterloo can't evict those living in tent encampments - does this set precedent for other regions?
Guest: Leilani Farha, human rights lawyer and global director of The Shift, an international initiative that advocates for the right to housing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 30, 2023 • 11min
Bike lanes on Yonge Street causing more harm than good, says local group of residents, businesses.
Guest: Trevor Townsend, organizer with Be RationalTO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 30, 2023 • 11min
Ontario Crown Attorneys’ Association urges province to rethink merger of new downtown court,
Guest: Betty Vavougios, president of the Ontario Crown Attorneys’ Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
